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UnknownBarbara Urslerin - The Hairy Faced Woman1869
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Barbara Urslerin, The Hairy Faced Woman, born in Germany in 1629 and exhibited as circus attraction. Suffered from Hypertrichosis (Ambras Syndrome).
Barbara Urslerin presents one of the earliest and most well documented historical cases of hypertrichosis on record. ‘The Hairy Maid’ was born in February of 1629 near the village of Kempten, Germany. She was purported to be the only member of her family afflicted with the mutation which is rather unique situation and quite different from the case of her nearest predecessor Petrus Gonzales.
All records indicate that Barbara was exhibited from a very early age. Her displays centered around her skill on the harpsichord, which she played happily and skillfully. Her existence was first confirmed in 1639 when anatomist Thomas Bartholin saw her exhibited in Copenhagen. Bartholin had opportunity to examine Barbara and he wrote that her ‘entire body was covered with soft, blond hair and a luxuriant beard’.
In 1655, Barbara was documented in London and English writer John Evelyn visited Barbara her there in 1657. He wrote that she was married to a German man by the name of Johann Van Beck and had one normal child. In 1660 records show that Barbara was touring France and her husband was acting as her agent. When she came to Beauvais, her husband applied to the local bailiff for permission to exhibit a ‘strange prodigy of nature’.
Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper from Henry Wilson and James Caulfields Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869.
Foxing
Image: 18.0 x 11.0 cm
In conservation mount: measures 31.5 x 25.0cm
- Creation Year:1869
- Dimensions:Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:1 of 1Price: $129
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- Gallery Location:Bournemouth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1589215411322
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